#stance

In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people. ↗

— James Madison

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I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had become a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#become #circumstances #extraordinary #extraordinary circumstances #had

There is an immeasurable distance between late and too late. ↗

— Og Mandino

#distance #immeasurable #late #too #too late

People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of concealing a big belly, or at least the consequences of it. ↗

— Bernard de Mandeville

#belly #big #concealing #consequences #exposed

I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I knew Bill a bit. We had dinner a couple of times and played guitar together once. I really tried to keep my distance from him professionally. ↗

— Marc Maron

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I think the quality of something like the Beveridge, for instance, will have a life of its own. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#i think #instance #life #like #own

Don't settle for style. Succeed in substance. ↗

— Wynton Marsalis

#style #substance #succeed

So, it, of course, makes one wonder how many other people there might be who are completely innocent, who have been sent by the U.S. to countries where they've been interrogated, and in some instances it seems tortured. ↗

— Jane Mayer

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The way I see it, it's impossible to change things without encountering resistance. ↗

— Evo Morales

#change things #encountering #i #i see #impossible

My goal is not to create a circumstance in which no one fails, but one in which many will succeed. ↗

— Jerry Moran

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